Roger remained silent and said nothing. Then, he suddenly reached out and rubbed Stella’s head. “Sis,
can’t you forget that man?” Before he could finish his sentence, Stella interrupted him sternly, “What
makes you think
so?”
Roger’s mouth was set into a tight line. He said nothing. After a short while, he sighed. “Sis, he treated
you so badly before. Do you still want him?” “Of course not.” Stella took off her apron and hung it on
one of the walls. Roger felt strange looking at her back Somehow, she seemed to be avoiding the
question. He took a deep breath and did not want to talk about that man again. She helped Stella to
move all the dishes on the counter to the living room. The living room and kitchen were connected. The
place they stayed was pretty small, but it was cozy enough for two. Roger had not eaten Stella’s home-
cooked food for days. He kept praising her food. Stella listened to his praises and felt a little guilty. She
did not dare to tell Roger where she had been lately. She had to lie to him.
If he found out about her affairs with Weston, he might overreact to it. Stella was a little distracted and
did not hear what Roger said. Roger suddenly put down his cutleries. “Sis, what’s wrong??” Roger had
just shared a lot of interesting things about his school. If it was before, Stella would have listened
carefully. However, she was very distracted earlier. “Huh? I’m fine.” Stella finally returned to her senses.
She placed a piece of rib in his bowl.” Don’t you like these sweet ribs?” Roger had just recovered from
a serious illness, so he could not eat any spicy food. The siblings had very different taste preferences.
Roger had loved sweet and sour food since young. However, Stella loved spicy food.
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When their parents were still around, they treated the siblings fairly. They would always cook to their
preference and accommodate the siblings. After they died, Stella never ate her favorite food again. She
cooked everything to Roger’s liking.
She did not have the time and energy to cook what she liked. After that, she had a miscarriage, and her
health deteriorated. Eventually, she got used to eating lighter food. Roger did not say anything and
finished the food in silence. He could tell that Stella was
preoccupied with heavy thoughts. After the meal, Roger offered to wash the dishes. Stella did not
decline and sat on the sofa in the living room. She was bored, so she kept changing the channel. Her
phone suddenly rang. She looked and saw it was Weston calling. She did not want to answer it.
The phone kept on ringing.
Stella looked at the kitchen. She did not want to disturb Roger, so she took the phone to the balcony
and answered the call.
“Hello?”
The man’s unique low voice came through the call. “What took you so long?” “Oh, I was watching TV
and didn’t hear my phone ring.” Weston paused for a moment. “Are you home?”
“No. I’m with Roger now.”
The other side of the call fell into silence.
After a short moment, Stella suddenly pleaded softly, “Can I stay with him at home for one night?”
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